Hand On Heart: Sequel to Head Over Heels by Downing Sara

Hand On Heart: Sequel to Head Over Heels by Downing Sara

Author:Downing, Sara [Downing, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sara Downing
Published: 2015-08-19T07:00:00+00:00


Twelve – Margaret and Bruce

August 2015

Bruce hadn’t been keen to go for therapy. Margaret thought it was an age thing. And a man thing, too. Men weren’t good at sharing, older ones even less so than Mark’s generation. Bruce really did belong to the Stiff Upper Lip era. She supposed she did, too, to a certain extent, although her stay at Mark and Alex’s house had done a lot to make her open up to her emotions more than she used to. A few years ago she would probably have turned her nose up at seeking help, just like Bruce was doing now.

‘Why do we need someone else poking around in our lives? We’re back together, aren’t we, and everything is fine, now, isn’t it?’ he’d said.

‘Yes, everything is ‘fine’, as you put it,’ Margaret said, ‘but for me, personally, I think it would help me come to terms with what happened to us this summer. I need some closure on it all.’

‘We know what happened. I was an idiot. I will tell you that every day for the rest of my life, if I have to, but I don’t want to go and tell it all to some mumbo-jumbo psyched-up head doctor. I don’t see the point. It’s private, it’s between you and me.’

Margaret smiled at his description of the therapist. She thought he probably imagined they still wore white coats and were ready to lock you into a straight-jacket and cart you off to the asylum at the first sign of weakness.

‘Look, let’s go to the first session, and I promise you, if it doesn’t help, we won’t go back,’ she said. ‘But at least we will have tried. I know we’re both making an effort and things are good again between us, probably better than they have been in a while, but we need to get to the root of why this happened, don’t we?’ said Margaret.

‘It happened because I thought I was twenty years younger and I fell for flattery. She drew me in and I didn’t have the strength to say no,’ said Bruce. ‘I know what happened, and what’s more important, I know I’ll never do it again. I’ve learnt my lesson, Margaret. But I’ll come with you, because I want you to be happy, and have no regrets about taking me back. So we’ll do this.’



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